Earth's Patterns and Space

Where does condensation take place?

• Inside a volcano

• In the atmosphere

• In outer space

• At the bottom of the ocean

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What is precipitation?

• Water evaporating from the Earth's surface into the atmosphere

• Water freezing on the Earth's surface

• Water rising from the Earth's surface to the atmosphere

• Water falling from the atmosphere to the Earth's surface

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Tides are

• circling motions caused by gravity

• the most important part of ocean movement

• rising and falling patterns of the ocean caused by the pull of gravity

• a type of laundry detergent

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A student observed the Sun throughout the day over the neighbor’s house. The change the student observed is caused by -

• orbit of Earth around the Sun

• rotation of Earth on its axis

• orbit of the Sun through space

• reflection of the Sun off the Moon

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• Student 1 only

• Students 2 and 4 only

• Student 2 only

• Students 1 and 3 only

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What does the Foucault Pendulum provide evidence for?

• The rotation of the Earth on its axis.

• The orbit of the Earth around the Sun.

• The rotation of the Sun on its axis.

• The orbit of the Sun around the Earth.

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How long does it take the Earth to orbit (revolve around the sun?

• 30 days

• 365.25 days

• 365 days

• 11 months

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What causes day and night?

• The Earth's orbit around the sun.

• The Sun's orbit around the Earth.

• The Earth's rotation on its axis.

• The Sun's rotation.

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What causes different constellations to be visible from Earth at different times of the year? Select all that apply.

• The movement of the stars.

• The Earth's orbit around the sun.

• The Earth's rotation on its axis.

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What causes seasons?

• The Earth's orbit and its tilt causes seasons.

• The Earth's rotation and its tilt causes seasons.

• The Northern and Southern Hemispheres causes seasons.

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